January 31, 2023

After decades of civil war, South Sudan reached a fragile peace in 2018. In this volatile environment,sexual and gender-based violence is still prevalent. The multinational body that monitors the South Sudanpeace agreement (CTSAMVM) has monitoring and verification teams (MVTs) located in nine of the mostconflict affected areas of the country. The MVTs patrol their areas

As we drive through the placid streets of Malakal in South Sudan, the youngest nation in theworld, an eerie sense of anticipation looms. Strategically located by the Nile in the northern partof the country and key to controlling oil fields, the city has seen a lot of combat over half acentury of civil wars. Ruins